PRODUCTION: Martin Šulík Completes Shooting on Slovak/Czech Man with Rabbit Ears
BRATISLAVA: Renowned Slovak director Martin Šulík completed the last day of filming on his Slovak/Czech comedy Man with Rabbit Ears / Muž so zajačími ušami on 6 June 2019.
FNE at Transilvania IFF 2019: New VOD Platform TIFF Unlimited Expands Fest Imprint
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Transilvania IFF launched its new VOD platform TIFF Unlimited on 6 June 2019, an initiative which expands both the time line and the geographic impact of the 18-year-old…
FNE at Transilvania IFF 2019: Romanian Film + Training Programme Expands to Neighbouring Countries
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Industry section at the 18th Transilvania IFF, running through 9 June 2019, showed off the dynamic and solution-driven initiatives of the Romanian film industry with the launches of…
FESTIVALS: Slovakia Sends Four Animated Films to Annecy
BRATISLAVA: Slovakia will be out in force at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and MIFA, sending an eight-person delegation, including five producers among the attendees.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month, Pałacowe Cinema, Poznań, Poland
This month we speak with Ewa Kujawińska, the Manager of Pałacowe Cinema in Poznań, Poland. Pałacowe is a studio cinema in the best sense of the word. Located in the…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Galaxy Wins Doc Prize at Zlin 2019
The Russian/Estonian film won the Best Doc award at the Zlin IFF for Children and Youth 2019.
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces First Production Grants for 2019
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center decided to allot 2,393,250 EUR / 4,786,500 BGN at its first session in 2019. Nine films, including two with high budgets, three with low…
PRODUCTION: Slovak Big Budget Animated Film Heart of a Tower Starts Production
BRATISLAVA: Director Peter Budinský is in production with his debut film Heart of a Tower / Srdce veže, an animated adventure film. The story was writen by Patrik Pašš jr.,…
Lithuanian Animation Industry 2017-2019
VILNIUS: In 2017-2019, the Lithuanian film industry has experienced remarkable growth. As a result, Lithuanian animation and VR gained plenty of international attention. Recent world premieres took place at the…
HBO Releases Croatian Series in USA
ZAGREB: Oscar winner Danis Tanovic’s Croatian HBO series Success debuted in the USA on 5 June 2019. The six-part drama is HBO’s first series from Croatia and was one of…
MIDPOINT Intensive Slovakia Calls for Applications
BRATISLAVA: MIDPOINT is accepting applications for a three-day intensive workshop through 16 August 2019.
FNE at Art Film Fest 2019: Two Latvian Films in Main Competition
KOSICE: The Latvian production company Tasse Film will be competing against itself at the 27th Art Film Fest, which takes place 14 – 22 June 2019 in the Eastern Slovakia…
FNE AV Innovation: Zlin International Film Festival Hosts Eco-Impact Green Screen Programme
ZLIN: The question of how we can run an ecologically responsible film industry is becoming more compelling every day. If you still might have doubts about that, a company such…
PRODUCTION: Latvian/Lithuanian/Czech The Year Before the War Begins Filming
RIGA: Latvian director Dāvis Sīmanis has begun principal shooting of the Latvian/Lithuanian/Czech coproduction The Year before the War.
GRANTS: Mazovia Film Fund Supports 11 Productions
WARSAW: The Mazovia Film Fund chose 11 projects to support with coproduction grants totaling 1.8 m PLN / 420,851 EUR, including new films from Małgorzata Szumowska, Paweł Łoziński and Piotr…
FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: Timebox
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Nora Agapi’s independent documentary Timebox will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF (31 May - 9 June 2019). The film was awarded best Central and…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Tess Takes Top Honours at Zlin
ZLIN: The Dutch/German coproduction My Extraordinary Summer with Tess by Steven Wouterlood won the Best Children’s film award at the 59th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, which…
PRODUCTION: Petr Zelenka Shoots The Pilot
PRAGUE: Petr Zelenka is now shooting a feature film, the Czech/Slovak/Slovenian coproduction The Pilot / Modelář, after five years of working mostly on TV projects.
FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: Mo
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Radu Dragomir’s debut feature Mo will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF (31 May - 9 June 2019). The film is a Romanian coproduction supported…
FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: Emigrant Blues: a Road Movie in 2 1/2 Chapters
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Mihai Mincan and Claudiu Mitcu’s documentary Emigrant Blues: a Road Movie in 2 1/2 Chapters will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF (31 May -…
